Vehicle-number-plate support.



E. M. ROSENBLUTH. VEHICLE NUMBER PLATE SUPPORT.

APPUCATION FILED IUNE25.1913. 1,181,960. Patented May 2,1916.

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E. M. ROSENBLUTH.

VEHICLE NUMBER PLATE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25. 1913.

1,181,960. Patented May 2,1916.

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INVENTOR:

EDWIN M. ROSENBLUTH, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

VEHICLE-NUMBER-PLATE SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 2, 1916.

Application filed June 25, 1913. Serial No. 775,653.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN M. ROSEN- BLU'IH, a citizen'of the UnitedStates, residingat Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Vehicle-Number-PlateSupports, whereof the following is a specification, reference being badto the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to means adapted to carry together and successivelydisplay, upon a single support on a vehicle, a pluralupon opposite sidesthereof, including bolts,

carried by and common to both plates, said bolts having heads in spacedrelation with said plates, and clamping means, in combination with asingle support, stationary on the I vehicle, including a slot or slotsof such .width as to properly engage said bolts car ried by the licensenumber plates, but sa d slots having enlargements through which I theheads of the bolts may be withdrawn without disengaging them from saidplates;

-. registrytherewith to escape therefrom.

said enlargements being so located with respect to the length of theslots that the bolt heads may not accidentally. be presented in Myinvention includes the various novel features" of construction andarrangement hereinafter more definitely specified.

Inthe drawings: Figure I is a planview showing a support convenientlyembodying 1 myin'vention in connection with an elliptical v I inlet'tuheof an automobile radiator; the connedting means beingadjustablelongitudinallygwith respect to the support. FighYII- is I a frontview'ofj said supportshow'n. in Fig,1.i-

' .Figj-III-is a front view of a modified form if-support wherein theenlargements, to per-.f

unit the passage of the bolt heads, are at the outerends of the slots. IFig, IlF-front ,view of a modified form of su port wherein theenlargements, to permit t e passage of the bolt heads,'areintermediatefof the length Referring to the form. of inventioniallelwith; the length of saidv bar 10.

number plates carrying, in spaced relation,

two bolts 2 having heads 3 larger than their shanks 4, (which areconveniently squared as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 11,) andhaving clamping means including the wing nuts 6, spiral spring washers 7and plane washers 8. Said heads 3 are in spaced relation with said plate1 so as to extend through the horizontal bar 10 in the slots 11 whichextend horizontally, in alinement, in said bar and have enlargements 12at their adjoining ends to permit said heads 3 to be passed freelytherethrough. Although said platel is provided with slots 14 throughwhich said plate bolts 2 extend, (the form of said plates and the slotstherein being beyond the control of the licensee, being predetermined bythe authority issuing them;) said bolts 2 are thereby limited to suchspaced relation that their heads 3 cannot be simultaneously presented inregistry with said enlargements 12 in the horizontal bar 10; saidenlargements being so located with respect to the length of the slots 11that said bolt heads 3 may not accidentally be presented in'registrytherewith to escape therefrom. Therefore, it is necessary to shift saidplate 1 with respect to said supporting bar 10 after passing one platebolt head 3 through one enlargement, to bring the other plate bolt headin registry with the other enlargement inorder to attach and detach saidplate 1 with respect to said support. It is to be understood that saidplate 1 is secured in attached position by the clamping means includingsaid wing nuts 6, etc. Said horizontal bar 10 is provided with avertical Y jaw seat including the parallel ribs 16 to receive the flange17 of the jaw 18 which is rigidly connected with said bar 10 by therivets2Q; said jaw 18 being thus perma nently eccentrically connected atone end to said bar 10 as shown in Fig. I. Said jaw 18 has the V-shapedrecess 22 and thebolt' holes 23 and 24 extending through said jaw upon'respectively opposite sides of said recess ar- V-shaped recess 26opposite the recess 22 in said jaw 18 with bolt holes 27 and 28 uponrespectively oppositesides of said recess 26' in axial alinement withsaid bolt holes 23 aid and 24. It maybe observed that said bolt holes 27and 28 are square so as to prevent the rotation of the aw bolts 29 and30 which are carried by said jaw extending therethrough. As shown inFig. I the jaw bolt 29 adjoining said bar 10 is shorter than the jawbolt remote from said bar, and they are respectively provided with nuts32 and 33; whereby said jaws 18 and 25 are relatively adjustable in thedirection of the length of said bar 10 and unequally at their oppositeends, and adapted to detachably engage elliptical elements 35 orcircular elements 36 of diflerent dimensions between said jaws and invariable eccentric relation with respect to said bar 10. It is to beunderstood that said elements 35 and 36 are water inlet tubes uponautomobile radiators 37 and 38 to which the vehicle number platesupports are thus rigidly secured. Said two vehicle license numberplates 1 shown in Fig. I be- I ing held together, back to back, by saidplate bolts 2 and the fittings thereof, which they carry, either licensenumber may be manifested by reversing said plates in connection with thesingle support on the automobile above described. For instance, thelicense number plate displayed in Fig. II is one issued by the State ofNew Jersey, and the other may be a license plate issued by the State ofPennsylvania, and the latter may be displayed by merely loosening saidwing nuts 6 so as to permit both plates to be removed with said platebolts and fittings, and then replacing both plates in reversed positionby passing the bolt heads,3 successively through said slot enlargements12 from the opposite side of said bar 10 and again securing both Iplates, to said bar by tightening said nuts 6,

then upon the opposite side of said bar 10 to that upon which theyappear in Figs. I and II.

The opposed jaw construction above .described for securing the licensenumber plate support upon the vehicle being somewhat complex to adapt itfor engagement, with elliptical elements such as 35 shown in Fig. I, andof diiferent sizes, it is preferable to make the jaw 18 primarilyseparate from the bar 10 as a matter of convenience in manufacture.However, a vehicle number plate support having the feature ofinterchangeability but of much-simpler construction may bemade with oneof the clamping jaws in unitary relation with the plate supporting bar,for instance, as shown in Fig. IIIywherein the horizontal bar 41 havingslots 42 extending horizontally, in alinement, with enlargement 43 attheir receive the plate bolts as above described, is in unitary relationwith the jaw 45 with which it is connected by the curved arm 46. Saidjaw 45 has the V-shaped recess 47. and the bolt holes 48uponrespectively opposite sides of said recess-extending at ri outerends to ability,

ght angles h to the length of said'bar 41. Said jaw 45 is opposed by theseparate jaw 50 which has the V-shaped recess 51 opposite said recess 47in the jaw 45, with bolt holes 52 upon respectively opposite sides ofsaid recess 51 in axial alinement with said bolt holes 48;

said holes 52 being square to prevent rotawhereby said jaws 45 and 50are relatively adjustable in a direction at right angles to the lengthof said bar 41 and adapted to detachably engage circular elements 36, ofdifferent dimensions, between them. Of course, it is to be understoodthat supports constructed in accordance with my invention may be used tohold single plates 1 instead of two plates back to back, and therefore Ihave shown but a.single license number plate in Fig. III.

Both of the forms of my invention, above described are adapted forconnection with the water inlet, or so called filler, tubes ofautomobile radiators. However, a vehicle number plate support having thefeature of interchangeability above contemplated may be made withmodified clamping means adapted to engage other portions of the vehicle.For instance, as shown in Fig. IV the horizontal bar 60 has slots 61extending horizontally, in alinement, with enlargements 62 at theirmiddles adapted for co-' operation with the bolts 2 and fittings asabove described. Said bar 60 has a central downwardly extending arm 64against which the license number plate 65 is held by said bolts 2. Saidarm 64 is in unitary relation with said bar 60, and has at its lower endthe clamping jaw 67 having the rectangular recess 68 fitted to thevehicle axle, and having upon opposite sides of Said recess 68 boltholes extending at right angles to the plane of said bar 60 to receivethe bolts 71 which are carried by the separatejaw 72 having a therecess'73 complementary'to saidrecess 68 and fitted to said axle. Saidbolts 71 have ustable-at right angles to the plane of said bar 60 torigidly secure the latter in connecdescribed with the arm 64, or theequivalent thereof, tohold the bar 60 a sufii'cientdistance above theaxle to comply with the requirement of the laws of certain-States forthe malntenance of the vehicle license num ber plates a certain ground.However, a vehicle. number plate support having the above contemplated,but without the extenslon arm 64, may be made to fit horizontal membersof a vehicle. "Therefore, I do not desire to limit myself to the precisedetails of construction and arrangement ous modifications may be madetherein withnuts 74 whereby said jaws are relatively ad-- distance abovethe feature of interchangeerein set forth, as it is obvious thatvvariout departing from the essential features of my invention as definedin the appended claims.

I claim a 1. The combination with a vehicle license number platecarrying, in spaced relation, two axially adjustable bolts having headslarger than their shanks; of nuts for said bolts; a support having twoslots, narrower than said heads, adapted to receive the shanks of saidbolts, each having an enlargement of such size as to permit the passageof one of said heads through said support, said enlargements being sospaced that said heads cannot be simultaneously in registry therewith;whereby said plate may be secured to and removed from said support, bysuccessively passing said heads through the respective enlargements, theplate being shifted with respect to said support after passing one headthrough one enlargement, to bring the other head in registry with theother enlargement.

2. A vehicle number plate support including a plane bar having two slotswith enlargements; number plate attaching means including elementsfitting in said slots and having heads wider than said slots but of suchsize that they may be readily withdrawn through said enlargements whenin registry therewith; and, means maintaining said elements so spacedthat said heads eannot be simultaneously in registry with saidenlargements.

3. A vehicle number plate support including a bar having two slotsextending inwardly from opposite ends thereof with enlargements at theirinner ends; number plate attaching means including elements fitting insaid slots and having heads wider than said slots but of such sizethat'they may be readily withdrawn through said enlargements when inregistry therewith; and means maintaining said elements so spaced thatsaid heads cannot be simultaneously in registry with said enlargements.

4. A vehicle number plate support including a bar having two slotsextending inwardly from opposite ends thereof, with en- EDWIN M.ROSENBLUTH.

Witnesses:

G. W. K. VOIGT, E. G. MoCULLoUeH.

